Accompanying muscle changes may be important determinants of the prognosis. The aim of this study was to compare histological muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the ...

Aim To evaluate the inter-rater reliability of measuring structural changes in the tendon of patients, clinically diagnosed with supraspinatus tendinopathy (cases) and healthy participants (controls), ...

He had pain on abduction of 60–130° with positive impingement signs. Radiographs showed calcification in the region of supraspinatus tendon (figure 1). An ultrasound scan of shoulder demonstrated ...

Results As observed in rat overused supraspinatus tendon, total GAGs as well as Dermatan and Chondroitin sulfate were increased in human pathological patellar tendon. Correlatively, PGs such as ...

Background The rotator cuff consists of muscles and their tendons: subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus. The subscapularis tendon inserts in the lesser tuberosity of the humerus. The ...